March 10, 2013

Edmonton Oilers' Eric Belanger, top, and Vancouver Canucks' Aaron Volpatti collide during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday January 20, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

- If the Edmonton Oilers are going to be a bottom-five team this season after 30th, 30th, and 29th-place finishes, they may as well be dead-last so they can take Portland Winterhawks (Western Hockey League) defenceman Seth Jones. And, … Continue reading →

Never in doubt!
Fresh off a double bagel in Detroit and Nashville, Edmonton Oilers did what everybody surely expected on Sunday, exploding for four goals in the first dozen minutes at United Center against the NHL’s toughest club, the Chicago … Continue reading →

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (centre) brings the puck around the goal as Carl Gunnarson (left) and goaltender James Reimer look on during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Photo by Chris Young, The Canadian Press

Kevin Martin wasn’t able to get into the playoffs at the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier, but he knew a winner when he saw one.
“I don’t think Northern Ontario is going to lose another game, unfortunately for us,” the Alberta … Continue reading →

Glenn Howard is your reluctant 2013 Tim Hortons Brier bronze medalist.
Howard was a vocal opponent of the Page playoff system that exists at all of the major curling playoffs and despite reaping the benefit of it on Sunday, the … Continue reading →

The Canadian Interuniversity Sport track and field championships wrapped up at the University of Alberta Butterdome Saturday, as the University of Guelph walked away with another men’s title, while the University of Calgary Dinos earned the women’s national title to … Continue reading →

Chicago – Captain Shawn Horcoff, who is returning to the Edmonton Oilers lineup tonight for the game against the Chicago Blackhawks, chaired a players only meeting on Saturday, the first of the season for the floundering group.
“We addressed a … Continue reading →

Three keys for the Oilers in Game 25 vs. the Chicago Blackhawks
The Oilers got mixed news on Sunday. On the positive side, they welcomed back team captain Shawn Horcoff, whose defensive presence has been missed over the last … Continue reading →